We have spent night and day working on our retail store. The space use to be a cabinet shop complete with a paint room. Now it is slowly becoming the exclusive outdoor apparel store for kids in Vancouver, WA. We are really excited about serving our local friends and neighbors. We have turned this old paint room into a cool space for our kids fishing waders. There is still a... We have spent night and day working on our retail store. The space use to be a cabinet shop complete with a paint room. Now it is slowly becoming the exclusive outdoor apparel store for kids in Vancouver, WA. We are really excited about serving our local friends and neighbors. We have turned this old paint room into a cool space for our kids fishing waders. There is still a...

Happy Thanksgiving! It has been a wonderful year for us here at Oakiwear. We have much to be thankful for. We have doubled in size again and have made many new friends and raving customers. We love what we do everyday. Our mission has always been to get children outside. Plain and simple. Something magical happens to a child when he/she is given ample time in the outdoors. Erin Kenny,... Happy Thanksgiving! It has been a wonderful year for us here at Oakiwear. We have much to be thankful for. We have doubled in size again and have made many new friends and raving customers. We love what we do everyday. Our mission has always been to get children outside. Plain and simple. Something magical happens to a child when he/she is given ample time in the outdoors. Erin Kenny,...

A dirt clod. Hopefully every kid has held one, and depending on the their parents, thrown one. Their is nothing like the good old days of make believing outdoors. Now video games tell kids how to think, so it’s easier to stay inside and play video games than it is to go outside and experience real life. My views on video games may seem a little harsh, but the point... A dirt clod. Hopefully every kid has held one, and depending on the their parents, thrown one. Their is nothing like the good old days of make believing outdoors. Now video games tell kids how to think, so it’s easier to stay inside and play video games than it is to go outside and experience real life. My views on video games may seem a little harsh, but the point...

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and while it seems we should be honoring moms more than once a year, this is a good time to express our gratitude for all they do. Growing up, Mother’s Day was always started with breakfast in bed for my mom. My sisters and I would wake up extra early to cut fruit, pour juice and clip some fresh flowers to deliver to... Mother’s Day is just around the corner and while it seems we should be honoring moms more than once a year, this is a good time to express our gratitude for all they do. Growing up, Mother’s Day was always started with breakfast in bed for my mom. My sisters and I would wake up extra early to cut fruit, pour juice and clip some fresh flowers to deliver to...

Use a calendar to keep track of all the various festivities. With end of the school year parties, team gatherings and regular after-school activities, it is easy to see how one could forget some of the events. Keeping track of all the special occasions on your calendar or even setting reminders on your cell phone will help ensure you aren’t the parent who forgot about the class party. Pack lunches the... Use a calendar to keep track of all the various festivities. With end of the school year parties, team gatherings and regular after-school activities, it is easy to see how one could forget some of the events. Keeping track of all the special occasions on your calendar or even setting reminders on your cell phone will help ensure you aren’t the parent who forgot about the class party. Pack lunches the...